Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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